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Last Updated: Oct 04, 2024 08:01AM • Subscribe via RSS • ATOM

ASK MOM: Mom and son feel despair over state of the world

Oct 04, 2024 08:01AM ● By Mary Follin and Erika Guerrero

THE PROBLEM: My 15yo son feels hopeless about the state of the world. Everyday there is a new disaster somewhere in the world—often times, close to home, especially when there is a school shooting...

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ASK MOM: My kids are ashamed of our home

Sep 06, 2024 01:57AM ● By Mary Follin and Erika Guerrero

THE PROBLEM: I want to start out by saying I love our house. My husband and I worked hard to buy it, and we feel so lucky to have it. But my kids complain that it’s too small—too crowded—and they can’t believe...

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ASK MOM: Grieving Son Can't Seem to Move On

Aug 02, 2024 01:55AM ● By by Mary Follin and Erika Guerrero

THE PROBLEM: Our dog, Noodle, died about six months ago, and my youngest boy (7 yo) is still struggling. I appreciate that grief takes its own time, but still, I wish I could do something to help him feel better. He talks about Noodle all the time ...

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ASK MOM: My child can't stand nature!

Jul 05, 2024 09:19AM ● By Mary Follin

THE PROBLEM: I can’t get my kid to go outside. She’s 11 years old, and all she wants to do is watch TV, scroll her feeds, or chat with friends on the computer...

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ASK MOM: Oldest daughter leaving for college, mom grieving already

Jun 30, 2024 01:18AM ● By Mary Follin and Erika Guerrero

THE PROBLEM: My oldest daughter is leaving for college next year, and truth be told, I’ve been sad about it since she was in tenth grade. I know this isn’t healthy, but she’s the light of my...

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ASK MOM: Mom worried about son who ‘one-ups’ other people

Jun 07, 2024 01:32AM ● By by Mary Follin and Erika Guerrero

THE PROBLEM: I worry about my 9 yo son who always has to have the ‘biggest’ and the ‘best.’ This goes for actual ‘big’ things, like cars, but he also wants...

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ASK MOM: Son embarrasses mom trying too hard to make friends

May 03, 2024 01:12AM ● By Mary Follin and Erika Guerrero

THE PROBLEM: I am concerned about my son (he’s five). He’s having a hard time making friends in kindergarten, and I think it’s because he’s a little too pushy with other kids.

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ASK MOM: Shy mom worries she’ll rub off on her kids

Apr 05, 2024 01:48AM ● By Mary Follin and Erika Guerrero

THE PROBLEM: I’ve always been shy. I mean really shy; it’s even hard for me to order something at a fast-food restaurant. I thought it didn’t bother me until I had kids...

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ASK MOM: Mom annoyed by battle in grocery checkout

Mar 01, 2024 02:00AM ● By Mary Follin and Erika Guerrero

THE PROBLEM: My 6-year old keeps asking me for things, and when I say ‘no,’ it always turns into a battle. The checkout lane at the grocery store is the worst. She starts begging for candy as soon as we get in line, then pouts and whines the whole time I’m checking out.

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ASK MOM: Mom regrets having kids

Feb 02, 2024 12:05PM ● By by Mary Follin and Erika Guerrero

THE PROBLEM: I’m disappointed in myself for feeling this way, but are there any other moms who regret having children? My husband and I used to have so much more fun before we had kids.

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